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OPINION

Jul 15, 2009 8:11 AM CDT

Palin's Platform: Victimhood

She revels in acting insulted

(Newser) - The driving force behind Sarah Palin’s political career is victimization, writes Thomas Frank in the Wall Street Journal: She’s “a collector of grievances” who “runs for high office by griping.” The complaining appeals to those who see a “trampling of Middle America by the...

John Kerry: Palin Misses Point on Cap and Trade

opinion

Jul 14, 2009 8:54 PM CDT

John Kerry: Palin Misses Point on Cap and Trade

(Newser) - John Kerry takes Sarah Palin to task for missing the big picture in her essay today against President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal. Palin, he writes in the Huffington Post, manages to criticize legislation to curb climate change without acknowledging the dangers of climate change itself. "It's like complaining about the...

52% Think Ambition
Moved Palin to Quit

Jul 14, 2009 8:47 AM CDT

52% Think Ambition Moved Palin to Quit

(Newser) - A majority of Americans believe Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska to further her own political career rather than to help her state. A CBS News poll found that 52% see personal ambition behind her decision, while 24% accept her explanation. Only 23% have a favorable view of the...

Palin: Scrap Cap and Trade; It's Still Drill, Baby, Drill

op ed debut

Jul 14, 2009 7:02 AM CDT

Palin: Scrap Cap and Trade; It's Still Drill, Baby, Drill

(Newser) - President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan is actually a "cap-and-tax" plan that is an "enormous threat to our economy," Sarah Palin writes in the Washington Post. In an op-ed piece she predicts will disappoint "the chattering class," who prefer "personality-driven political gossip," she says...

Palin KO'd by Political
Backlash, Personal Strains

Jul 13, 2009 7:40 AM CDT

Palin KO'd by Political Backlash, Personal Strains

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s return to Alaska from the national stage was not a pretty one, the New York Times reports in a look at the series of personal problems and political missteps that led to her surprise resignation as governor. Beset by a suddenly hostile legislature, ethics investigations, and strains...

Palin Plans Return
to National Stage

Interview

Jul 12, 2009 10:35 AM CDT

Palin Plans Return to National Stage

Ex-Guv will campaign for any 'nonpartisans' who share her views

(Newser) - Sarah Palin plans to spend her post-gubernatorial free time traveling the nation, stumping for "nonpartisan" politicians. She'll support those "who believe in the right things, regardless of their party label or affiliation," she tells the Washington Times in an exclusive interview. But Palin's plans will only work...

Palin's Figures on Ethics Complaints Don't Add Up

Jul 10, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

Palin's Figures on Ethics Complaints Don't Add Up

Report has lawyer costing $30K per hour

(Newser) - A spreadsheet from Sarah Palin's office detailing spending on ethics complaints and lawsuits is riddled with discrepancies, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The administrative director of Palin's office says accidental double-counting added $26,849 to the $1.9 million total. She plans to make inquiries about other parts of the...

Republicans Don't Want 'Help' From Palin

Jul 10, 2009 2:28 PM CDT

Republicans Don't Want 'Help' From Palin

Lawmakers facing tough 2010 battles think she'd hurt them

(Newser) - Sarah Palin may not spend much of her newfound free time campaigning: Many GOP lawmakers facing tough 2010 contests don't want to be associated with the soon-to-be-ex-governor, who they fear will galvanize liberals, the Hill reports. One anonymous Republican said that if Palin came to his district, his opponent would...

Palin's Not Job-Hunting, Lawyer Says

Jul 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT

Palin's Not Job-Hunting, Lawyer Says

Soon-to-be-former Alaska governor focused on upcoming book

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has no plans to take a new job, her lawyer tells the Washington Post. Though the departing Alaska governor has received “hundreds of credible offers”—including a pitch for a gig as a talk-show host—she hasn’t pursued any of them except a previously announced...

McNamara, Palin Share
Lousy Exit Strategies

OPINION

Jul 9, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

McNamara, Palin Share Lousy Exit Strategies

(Newser) - The governor of Alaska and the architect of the Vietnam War both make fine examples of how not to quit a government post, David Broder writes in the Washington Post. Robert McNamara waited 28 years to explain that he stepped down as defense secretary because of his grave doubts about...

'Ethics Elves'
Hounded Palin
Out of Office

OPINION

Jul 8, 2009 10:50 AM CDT

'Ethics Elves' Hounded Palin Out of Office

Endless FOIA requests, ethics investigations, made her quit

(Newser) - The real reason Sarah Palin quit governing Alaska has nothing to do with 2012, writes John Fund of the Wall Street Journal. She was forced to quit by an onslaught of Freedom of Information Act requests—which anyone can file in Alaska—used by her political enemies to paralyze her....

Palin Poised
to Rake It In

OPINION

Jul 8, 2009 8:29 AM CDT

Palin Poised to Rake It In

Quitting lets guv 'follow the money'

(Newser) - She says media sniping drove her from her job, but in fact, “the media invented Sarah Palin,” and now's her chance to cash in on that celebrity. “Can we stop pretending that Palin is interested in anything other than her own ambition?” Kathleen Parker asks in the...

Palin: Politically, 'If I Die, I Die'

Jul 7, 2009 10:23 AM CDT

Palin: Politically, 'If I Die, I Die'

Slams critics in first interview since resignation

(Newser) - Giving a round of TV interviews in her fishing gear, before heading out on a salmon-fishing excursion, soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin slammed President Obama, her own party, and critical bloggers this morning—but wouldn’t say whether she plans to run for president. “Don’t know what the...

5 Good Reasons
Palin Quit

analysis

Jul 6, 2009 4:29 PM CDT

5 Good Reasons Palin Quit

Scandal speculation gives way to new theories

(Newser) - When Sarah Palin made her sudden exit, many expected a scandal to break. But "in the days since, it has become clear that no other shoe is likely to drop," writes Jay Newton-Small of Time, who offers five likely reasons she resigned Alaska's top job:

For the good

...

Palin's Still in
the 2012 Game:
Limbaugh

Jul 6, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

Palin's Still in the 2012 Game: Limbaugh

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh spilled his first thoughts on Sarah Palin’s resignation—"I don't think this precludes her running for office down the road, the presidency in 2012, at all"—to the Radio Equalizer, and Time shares the transcript. To Limbaugh, “the predictions here rival some of the...

She Should
Never Have
Run for VP

OPINION

Jul 6, 2009 7:11 AM CDT

She Should Never Have Run for VP

(Newser) - Sarah Palin might have had a shot at the presidency, writes Ross Douthat, but she blew it—10 months ago, when she accepted John McCain's offer to join the ticket. Instead of easing her way into the national spotlight, she was catapulted before she was ready, exposing her inexperience and...

Palin:
'Media
Will Never
Understand'

Jul 5, 2009 12:21 AM CDT

Palin: 'Media Will Never Understand'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin made no public appearances yesterday but lashed back at the media on her Facebook page for the negative coverage of her resignation, reports Politico. “How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it’s about country,” she wrote. “And though it's honorable for...

Palin Ducks Media Glare
on Day After

Jul 4, 2009 6:25 PM CDT

Palin Ducks Media Glare on Day After

One senator is 'deeply disappointed' that guv will 'abandon State'

(Newser) - The day after announcing her resignation, Sarah Palin lay so low that even a spokesman couldn't name her whereabouts, the AP reports. Alaska's governor wasn't at the Capitol building or the governor's mansion. Spokesman David Murrow said Palin had plans to visit Juneau, the state capital, to celebrate the 4th...

Hey Sarah? A Few Questions...

OPINION

Jul 4, 2009 2:52 PM CDT

Hey Sarah? A Few Questions...

(Newser) - Glenn Thrush of Politico has some questions he’d love to ask the now outgoing governor of Alaska.

If you can’t take the negative publicity, personal attacks, and back-biting in Alaska, “how could you possibly handle running for president—much less being President?”
“How can you say

...

Alaska Paper: Baffling Move Smacks of 'Self-Service'

editorial

Jul 4, 2009 12:04 PM CDT

Alaska Paper: Baffling Move Smacks of 'Self-Service'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s reasons for leaving office early ring exceedingly hollow to the editors of the Anchorage Daily News. She “baffled Alaskans with her explanation that, having decided not to seek a second term, she doesn't want to be a lame duck until December 2010. That explanation is more...